Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/per-

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This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Root

    *per-

    1. before, in front
    2. first

    Derived terms

    Unsorted formations
    • Proto-Germanic: *frumô (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Tocharian: *pre[2]

    Root

      *per- (perhaps related to previous root, as "front" > "go forth" or vice versa)

      1. to go through
      2. to carry forth, fare

      Derived terms

      Root

        *per- (perhaps related to previous root, as "go forth" > "try"/"risk")

        1. to try, dare, risk

        Derived terms

        Root

          *per- (or *perH-)

          1. to sell

          Derived terms

          Unsorted formations:

          • Proto-Hellenic:
          • Proto-Italic:
            • Latin: pars (see there for further descendants)
            • Latin: portiō (see there for further descendants)
            • ? Latin: pār (see there for further descendants)

          References

          1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “para”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 311:IE
          2. ^ Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “enepre”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 89
          3. ^ Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “akwam-pere”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 4